READ MORE Family, friends and famous figures will bid farewell to the Queen of Soul Friday in Detroit. Funeral services for Aretha Franklin are set to begin mid-morning at the Greater Grace Temple, one of the largest and most famous churches in the city. A mourner holds a copy of The Final Call newspaper featuring Aretha Franklin on the cover outside New Bethel Baptist Church where a viewing for Franklin is being held Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Detroit. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (Jeff Roberson/Associated Press) Former U.S. president Bill Clinton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton and childhood friend Smokey Robinson are among the high-profile figures scheduled to speak at the invitation-only service, which will be punctuated throughout with performances. In this Jan. 19, 1993, file photo, singer Franklin performs at the inaugural gala for President Bill Clinton in Washington. Fr...
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